How to update to Windows 10 21H1 or later?

Microsoft has started the automatic rollout of the 21H1 update, or May 2021 Update, to Windows 10. The company is making the update available to its users in phases. Users can activate the update in these three ways. In this blog I will explain how you can get started.

1. Via the built-in Windows 10 update mechanism

21H1 or later updates to Windows 10 are always available by downloading them manually from Windows 10 updates. Press update in the Windows 10 search bar.

Under Windows updates, select the latest update and then select update and restart.

2. Updating Windows 10 via the Update Assistant

Browseto -> https://www.microsoft.com/nl-nl/software-download/windows10

Select: update now, open and activate this download and follow the wizard.

3. Update Windows 10 via Windows 10 installation media creator tool

Navigate to -> https://www.microsoft.com/nl-nl/software-download/windows10 -> Select download tool now.

To get started, you first need a licence to install Windows 10. Then you can download and run the media creation utility.

Select media: USB flash drive, DVD or an ISO file.

Updating and restarting

Via Endpoint manager

In this blog I will explain how you can roll out Windows 10 updates to all Windows 10 devices.

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Jasper

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